Date post: | 08-Aug-2018 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | rajesh-kasthurirajesh |
View: | 224 times |
Download: | 0 times |
of 14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
1/14
Details of raw-materials for technical textiles
Technical Textiles are manufactured from a variety of fibres/filaments based on the desired
properties of the end product. The fibres/filaments used can be broadly classified as Natural and
Man Made. Natural fibres India being a rich source of natural fibres, these fibres are important
raw materials for the technical textile industry. The natural fibres predominantly used inTechnical Textiles include:
Cotton Jute Silk Coir
The segment wise consumption of fibres is given in the table below:
Cotton
Cotton is the most important raw material for the Textile industry as a whole, accounting for
around 56% of the domestic fibre consumption and exports. The fibre is also a key raw material
for the Technical textile industry. India is amongst the world's largest potential reservoirs of
cotton with nearly 9.2 million hectares (mha) under cotton cultivation (accounting for 25-26%
of total global acreage under cotton). The country ranks third (behind China and the US) in
cotton production with a production of around 4.59 million tonnes (mt) in CY2007, accounting
for around 18% of world production. The cotton balance sheet for the last few years is given
below:
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
2/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
3/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
4/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
5/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
6/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
7/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
8/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
9/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
10/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
11/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
12/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
13/14
8/22/2019 Technical Textile Raw Materials
14/14